translational

American  

[tranz-lay-shuhn-uhl, trans-] / trænzˈleɪ ʃən əl, træns- /

adjective

1. of or relating to the act, process, or product of translation; especially between languages, forms of expression, etc.

2. of or relating to the process, especially in medicine, of translating the results of scientific research into practical application; being or relating to a field that focuses on such work.

3. Genetics. of, relating to, or involving the process by which the linear sequence of amino acids on a ribosome is specified by a messenger RNA molecule.

4. Physics. of or relating to motion in a straight line without reversing or rotating.

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Example Sentences

India needs translational laboratories, accredited biobanks, adaptive trial networks and globally trusted evidence systems.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 12, 2026

"This work builds on the Stevens INI's long tradition of mapping the brain at every scale, from molecules to whole networks, and will inform both basic neuroscience and translational studies targeting memory and cognition."

From Science Daily • Dec. 6, 2025

The collaboration with Roche played a key role in the project's success, combining the hospital's scientific expertise with Roche's experience in translational toxicology.

From Science Daily • Oct. 15, 2025

“Assuming that weight or shape concerns are present when they aren’t is invalidating,” says Kendra Becker, the director of translational research at the Eating Disorders Clinical and Research Program.

From Slate • Jan. 4, 2025

Clausius has even estimated the relative importance of these two quantities, showing that the translational motion of a molecule of gas accounts for only three-fifths of its kinetic energy.

From A History of Science — Volume 3 by Williams, Henry Smith